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Development dispute in Delaware Water Gap

by Dave Pidgeon on February 26, 2010

Energy and state officials have Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area targeted for new electrical towers, but residents and conservation officials are drawing a hard line.

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DAY HIKER – Mount Minsi, Pa.

by Dave Pidgeon on February 26, 2010

Geology and rhododendrons star in this 4.2-mile loop hike in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pa.

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DAY HIKER – Mount Tammany

by Dave Pidgeon on February 25, 2010

This 3.4-mile loop in the New Jersey side of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area takes you to the top of Mount Tammany for outstanding views and then descend into a valley of small cascades.

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Gripes from a grumpy GPS user

by Dave Pidgeon on February 18, 2010

This GPS user has had enough! Listing some frustrations with GPS devices and software.

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Train the mind for the body

by Dave Pidgeon on February 15, 2010

Your mind needs to get in shape to help you get in shape.

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DAY HIKER – Golden Eagle Trail

by Dave Pidgeon on February 9, 2010

With names like Ravens Horn, Wolf Run and Beulahland Vista, this day hike on the Golden Eagle Trail sounds like a Tolkien novel.

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Seeking bald eagles

by Dave Pidgeon on January 26, 2010

How to see a bald eagle while hiking.

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We’re the wild ones

by Dave Pidgeon on January 13, 2010

A follow up to Tuesday’s look at whether America has true wilderness, or if wilderness is just a frame of mind.

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Mountain Hardwear gets Mercurial

by Dave Pidgeon on January 8, 2010

I never thought it would happen. I never thought I would leave my old four-way stretch, ultra-light EMS soft shell behind. We’d been together for three years, and every October through March, we were the best of friends. Then I met Mercurial, a soft shell from Mountain Hardwear. At first it nudged, then bullied its [...]

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TRAIL TUNES: Imploring the winter gods

by Dave Pidgeon on January 7, 2010

The nation’s caught in a deep freeze to start 2010, which inspires today’s TRAIL TUNES.

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